# Dakachya Village, Sonkatch, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/dakachya/ Village · Sonkatch, Dewas # Dakachya Dakachya is a village in Sonkatch sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,622 people in 261 households**, the 21st largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%. - 1,622people (2011) - 261households - 71.5%literacy - 978females per 1,000 males ## Dakachya PIN code and other codes Dakachya falls in Sonkatch sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSonkatch - Census village code473448 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dakachya from nearby towns? - Sonkatch (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Dewas (district HQ)32 km by road - Sonkatch (nearest town)13 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Dakachya? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dakachya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonkatch - ○Degree college10+ km · Sonkach - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dakachya known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 89% of the 565 hectares of village land is sown, and 312 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Dakachya Of every 100 households in Dakachya in 2011, 100 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dakachya · ■ Sonkatch rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **90% Toilet within the home ****7%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****49%** **42% Television ****44%** **32% Mobile phone ****70%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****26%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **32% Own their home ****100%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Dakachya? ■ Dakachya · ■ Sonkatch rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%** **67.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **954 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **936 Working population ****58.0%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 55.6% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 262 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 176 (19%) · **■** Other work 52 (6%) · **■** Marginal 451 (48%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Sonkatch - Agera1,781 people - Kheriyajagir1,702 people - Nipanya Hurhur1,674 people - Garhkhajuriya1,670 people - Chhayanmena1,591 people - Lakumdi1,575 people - Sarsoda1,571 people - Ghatiyabhana1,565 people [All 131 villages in Sonkatch](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/sonkatch/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dakachya from Dewas?32 km by road - What is the population of Dakachya?1,622 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dakachya in?Dewas district (Sonkatch sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dakachya?71.5% (Census 2011)